Adobe has warned that there is still not dangerous mended security flaws in Acrobat Reader and Acrobat.
Potential attacker can use the default application for the demolition with the help of appropriate designed PDF files and then rewriting malicious code into memory to obtain control over the user's computer.
Adobe points out that the observed attempts of attacks that exploit this flaw, and the appropriate patch for Acrobat Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 should be available in mid-March, while owners of older versions have a little wait.
To issue patches Adobe advises users to update virus definitions in the security tools you use, and to be careful when opening documents from unknown sources.
Independent security experts have also confirmed the existence of the problem, but emphasized that for now the target of attacks so that according to their data primarily infected several hundred computers.
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